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I am trying to download Firefox - when I click on download, I get this message: This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Firefox Setup 8.0.exe anyway?

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cpgnolo
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I need help downloading firefox. I clicked on download, a message this message appeared at the bottom of my screen: "This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Firefox Setup 8.0.exe anyway?" Then I had the option to "keep" or "discard."

I need help downloading firefox. I clicked on download, a message this message appeared at the bottom of my screen: "This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Firefox Setup 8.0.exe anyway?" Then I had the option to "keep" or "discard."

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ideato
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Download from official site:

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

select "keep", and after downloading double-click to install it.


thank you

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